OT: The biggest you now what of the east…

[Coronita]

Bryan, I know you have a fetish for asian women. Just don’t fall for this one. She’d probably cut off your head…literally…

for the rest of you, I don’t know if you folks are following the probably the biggest political scandal in china right now….

Un, yeah, if you think things are messed up here, well I would recommend staying here…

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/01/us-china-politics-gu-idUSBRE84007W20120501

(Reuters) – A woman at the center of China’s biggest political scandal in two decades, wife of deposed political leader Bo Xilai, had once dressed as a military commander last year in a bizarre episode that shines new light on the collapse of Bo’s inner circle.

….

Hall, who was trying to tempt Bo to set up a tourism venture involving a hotair balloon, said Gu showed a ruthless streak.

“You couldn’t cut her up (cross her) that was for certain. She said to me ‘You cross me – never come to China, you’ll never get out of jail’. There was no mucking about.”

Article of what happened.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/us-china-bo-wang-lijun-rift-idUSBRE83G0HP20120417

[briansd1]

I don’t see the big deal. In any kind of rising economy, there’s a certain Wild-West mentality where the local power brokers run their own fiefs. (Actually check out the sheriffs in the Deep South today).

WTF was Haywoood doing in China? Did he have the proper visa and work permit? He should have known that the rewards come with a certain level of risk.

I don’t have much sympathy for the Brits who are demanding an investigation and trying to make this into a matter of state. Haywood was an opportunists who associated with the wrong crowd. Too bad for him. This is a corruption matter similar to our mob bosses here in America.

[UCGal]

[quote=briansd1]I don’t see the big deal. In any kind of rising economy, there’s a certain Wild-West mentality where the local power brokers run their own fiefs. (Actually check out the sheriffs in the Deep South today).

WTF was Haywoood doing in China? Did he have the proper visa and work permit? He should have known that the rewards come with a certain level of risk.

I don’t have much sympathy for the Brits who are demanding an investigation and trying to make this into a matter of state. Haywood was an opportunists who associated with the wrong crowd. Too bad for him. This is a corruption matter similar to our mob bosses here in America.[/quote]
Really – getting murdered is ok in your book?

[Coronita]

Brian, I’m sorry… For some odd reason, you really are in love with asia so much, that something completely heinous and ridiculous that you would consider if it happened here in the U.S. is ok, part of growing pains abroad. Really, you’re not even appalled?

What about killing political prisoners and harvesting their organs?

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=20d0fa3c-f0a4-4767-ab09-25456c176c4b

On one hand (the self-made myth), you’re talking about people who grease the system and are disguested by it…

And you have no problem with people overseas who systematically practice these things in the interest of making money????

Meanwhile the diplomat’s son seems to have a fine and dandy life at the expense of his fellow countrymen’s remaining 99.999% peasant population….

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/14/us-china-bo-guagua-idUSBRE83C1JF20120414

You know… rich fobbie kiddies like this really drive me up the wall. Not that I’m jealous…It’s just disgusting…tackie, and frankly completely classless…

[briansd1]

flu, in general, I admire powerful women who led interesting lives. There are plenty of men of significance so the women are more interesting.

The Soong sisters, Dowager Cixi, the Mitford sisters, Catherine the Great, Hillary Clinton…

[Coronita]

[quote=briansd1]flu, in general, I admire powerful women who led interesting lives. There are plenty of men of significance so the women are more interesting.

The Soong sisters, Dowager Cixi, the Mitford sisters, Catherine the Great, Hillary Clinton…[/quote]

Basically, what you’re saying. In a relationship, you enjoyed being whipped… Ok, if that floats your boat…..

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
What about killing political prisoners and harvesting their organs?
[/quote]

Different issue.

[quote=flu]
Meanwhile the diplomat’s son seems to have a fine and dandy life at the expense of his fellow countrymen’s remaining 99.999% peasant population….

[/quote]

Children are not guilty of their parent’s crimes. Should Cunningham’s wife and children, or Madoff’s family faces punishment for their parent’s crimes?

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]
Really – getting murdered is ok in your book?[/quote]

Murder is not OK. But this doesn’t rise to a matter of state.

Mexican citizens are murdered and jailed in America everyday and no prime minister is making a big deal of it.

[Coronita]

[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
What about killing political prisoners and harvesting their organs?
[/quote]

Different issue.

[quote=flu]
Meanwhile the diplomat’s son seems to have a fine and dandy life at the expense of his fellow countrymen’s remaining 99.999% peasant population….

[/quote]

Children are not guilty of their parent’s crimes. Should Cunningham’s wife and children, or Madoff’s family faces punishment for their parent’s crimes?[/quote]

Yes, if they personally gained from their parent’s doing…It should be stripped.

[Anonymous]

[quote=flu]Basically, what you’re saying. In a relationship, you enjoyed being whipped… Ok, if that floats your boat…..[/quote]

Whew!

For a moment there, I thought that was addressed to me…

…and that you actually did find my match.com account.

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